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1 betray
[bi'trei]1) (to act disloyally or treacherously towards (especially a person who trusts one): He betrayed his own brother (to the enemy).) προδίνω2) (to give away (a secret etc): Never betray a confidence!) μαρτυρώ3) (to show (signs of): Her pale face betrayed her fear.) φανερώνω•- betrayal- betrayer -
2 double-cross
verb (to betray (someone for whom one has already arranged to do something deceitful).) προδίνω -
3 collaborate
[kə'læbəreit]1) (to work together (with someone) on a piece of work: He and his brother collaborated on a book about aeroplanes.) συνεργάζομαι2) (to work along (with someone) to betray secrets etc: He was known to have collaborated with the enemy.) συνεργάζομαι•- collaborator -
4 compel
[kəm'pel]past tense, past participle - compelled; verb(to force: They compelled me to betray my country.) αναγκάζω -
5 rat
1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) αρουραίος2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) μπαμπέσης, μασκαράς2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) σπάζω2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) ρουφιανεύω, καρφώνω•- rat race- smell a rat
См. также в других словарях:
betray — ► VERB 1) act treacherously towards (a person, country, etc.) by revealing information to or otherwise aiding an enemy. 2) be disloyal to. 3) unintentionally reveal; be evidence of. DERIVATIVES betrayal noun betrayer noun. ORIGIN from Old French… … English terms dictionary
betray — verb Etymology: Middle English, from be + trayen to betray, from Anglo French trahir, from Latin tradere more at traitor Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to lead astray; especially seduce 2. to deliver to an enemy by … New Collegiate Dictionary
betray — verb (T) 1 to be disloyal to someone who trusts you so that they are harmed or upset: betray sb (to sb): What kind of man would betray his own sister to the police? 2 to be disloyal to your country, for example by giving secret information to its … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
betray — verb a) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city. Again, to take a less extreme example, there is no denying that although the… … Wiktionary
betray — I (disclose) verb acknowledge, admit, air, aperire, avow, bare, bear witness against, bring into the open, bring to light, come clean, confess, declare, detegere, divulge, double cross, expose, give away, give utterance to, impart, inform, inform … Law dictionary
betray — verb Betray is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑expression, ↑eye, ↑face, ↑tone Betray is used with these nouns as the object: ↑anxiety, ↑confidence, ↑contempt, ↑country, ↑disappointment, ↑emotion, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
betray — verb 1》 act treacherously towards (one s country) by aiding the enemy. ↘be disloyal to or inform on. 2》 unintentionally reveal; be evidence of: she drew a deep breath that betrayed her indignation. Derivatives betrayal noun betrayer noun… … English new terms dictionary
betray — verb 1) he betrayed his own brother Syn: be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, double cross, cross, break faith with, inform on/against, give away, denounce, sell out, stab in the back, break one s promise to; informal rat on, fink on, sell down the… … Thesaurus of popular words
betray — verb 1) he betrayed his own brother Syn: be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, break faith with, play someone false, inform on/against, give away, denounce, sell out, stab in the back; informal split on, rat on, stitch up, do the dirty on, sell down… … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
betray — [[t]bɪtre͟ɪ[/t]] betrays, betraying, betrayed 1) VERB If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them. [V n] When I tell someone I will not betray his confidence I keep my word... [V n] The President betrayed… … English dictionary
betray */*/ — UK [bɪˈtreɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms betray : present tense I/you/we/they betray he/she/it betrays present participle betraying past tense betrayed past participle betrayed 1) a) if you betray your country, or if you betray someone who… … English dictionary